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The original Psycho.. and for one reason.
I was watching it one night and my dad snuck up on me where they are about the turn the chair around that the mom is sitting in and he grabbed my shoulders..
I have never jumped that high in my life from laying down on my chest. I guess it is the intensity and suspense instead of the horror / scary part.
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Suspense is what really creates the horror. It's not just what you see that's scary -- it's what you're afraid that you're _about to_ see..... Hitchcock was really good at this. And your father is a sadist :-).
Scariest movie I ever saw had no blood or gore; it was the original 1963 "The Haunting" with Julie Christie. Almost made me wet my pants, and they did it all with sound effects, lighting, camera tricks -- and suspense. Highly, highly recommended.